"Bobsprit" wrote in message

| I have rod rigging. I replaced it all except the forstay, which I may do
this
| season. It would have been very pricey if it didn't come with the boat and
some
| folks will just go to wire. I'm happy with the rod rigging though...very
nice
| to grab on to!

The jury is still out for me on rod rigging...... I think it's the tendency
to immediate failure without forecast that puts me off. I run 1/4 inch
wire... I believe it's 19 strand.


| 2.5 sounds high to me. A lot also depends on replacing the rigging
inclusive of
| all fittings and turnbuckles of course.

Well...... if you replace the wire without the associated hardware... that
might not be interpreted as sound reasoning. Have you priced rod lately???

CM